Dish-rag holder.



R. C. ODOMS.

DISH CLOTH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1914,

1,139,565. Patented May 18, 1915.

IHE NORRIS PETERS 50.. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHING TON, D. c.

RACHEL C. ODOMS, OF GIBBON, NEBRASKA.

DISH-RAG HOLDER.

insaees.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 218, 1915.

Application filed April 10, 1914. Serial No. 831,087.

To all 207mm it may concern Be it known that I, Raorrnr. C. OnoMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gibbon, in the county of Bullalo, State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Rag Holders; and i do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a dish rag holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder in which a rag may be readily attached or detached therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a device that the rag will be held in such a manner that the washing of the dishes will be greatly facilitated.

l Vith these and other objects in view, such as will appear as the description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and subsequently claimed.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device with the pivoted cover member swung into inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the rag in place. Fig. 3 is an enlar ed detail view, showing the means for securing the two rings together.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters wherein like parts are indicated by like characters: My device comprises a base ring 1 having downwardly converging arms 2 secured thereto at diametrically opposite points. Secured to this ring and extending transversely thereacross are a series of wires 3, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. The arms 2 are at their lower ends secured to a handle 4 by which handle the device may be gripped and manipulated. Hinged to the ring 1 at a point adjacent one of the arms 2 is a movable ring 5 having slidably mounted thereon a series of loops 6, the said loops being hookshape in form so that when the rings are in operative position the said loops will engage under the lowermost ring 1 and hold the upper ring thereto. In order that this loop may be more securely held to the ring 1, I have provided on the said ring a series of hooks 7 the number of which correspond to the number of loops on the ring 5 and are adapted to engage the same. These loops and hoops described are not only slidable on their respective rings, but are also rotatable thereon in order to facilitate the engagement of each hook with its corresponding loop.

In operation the hinged ring 5 is swung away from the ring 1 and the rag placed upon the said ring 1 transversely thereof, the hooks and loops having been previously slid to the proper positions upon their respective rings to allow the rag to project between the said rings and downwardly therefrom. The hinged ring 5 is then swung down upon the rag and the hooks and loops engaged to hold the said rings together and the rag therebetween. The operation of the rag lying within the rings is supported on one side by the wires 3 which prevent it from being pushed through the rings in this direction and which also cause it to bulge out beyond the plane of the ring 5 so that a dish or similar article may be engaged thereby and successfully washed.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that I have provided a device which will hold a dish rag in such position as to cause the same to project from the plane of the securing ring.

I have further provided means for holding the two rings together which may be adjusted on the rings and rotated thereon to facilitate the hooking of the rings together.

I have further provided means for preventing the displacement of the rag after the same has been put in place.

I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction of my device shown, but only so far as is necessary by the claims.

What is claimed is 1. A dish rag holder comprising a ring, wires secured to the said ring and ex ending transversely thereacross, arms formed on the said ring and converging downwardly, a handle attached to the said arms, a second ring hinged to the first mentioned ring at a point adjacent one of the arms, the space within the said second mentioned ring being entirely free and unclosed, hooks slidably and rotatably mounted on the first mentioned ring, and hook-shaped loops slidably and rotatably mounted on the last mentioned ring arranged to be interengaged with the hooks to hold the rings in operative position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a stationary ring, a handle attached thereto, a ring hinged to the first mentioned ring, the space within said second mentioned ring being entirely free and linolosed', and means 'pivotally attached to the last mentioned ring to engage the firstmentioned ring to hold the same in operative position, a dlsh rag therebetween, and means to *prevent the displacement of the said first mentioned means, the said rings being constructed and arranged so as to lie parallel and in spaced relation whereby the dish rag will be entirely free to protrude from'the second 10 mentioned ring and'the edges of they said rag will extend-between thesaid rings.

'In testimony whereof, I afiix my'signar ture, inthe presence of two witnesses. RACHEL G. ODOMSL Witnesses: e

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